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    After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go

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    them all I have taken possession for their Highnesses.…” Columbus never stopped to consider that these islands were not his to take‚ nor were the people that inhabited them. He simply took over these lands‚ even going so far as to rename them all. His first sight of what he termed “Indians” was of a group of attractive‚ unclothed people. Speculation is that‚ to him‚ their nakedness represented a lack of culture‚ customs‚ and religion. Columbus saw this as an opportunity to spread the word of God‚ while

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    Republic Day

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    Republic Day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force replacing the Government of India Act 1935 as the governing document of India on 26 January 1950. The date of 26 January was chosen to honour the declaration of independence of 1930. It is one of the three national holidays in India. While the main parade takes place in the national capital‚ New Delhi‚ at the Rajpath before the President of India (currently Pranab Mukherjee)‚ the anniversary is also celebrated with varying

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    Day of Mourning

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    1. Describe the main features and/ or developments of the day of mourning. As many Australians know Australia day is celebrated on the 26th of January. Australia day celebrates the British flag at the head of Sydney cove by Governor Arthur Philip in 1788‚ This day was also known as the day of mourning by the 21st century. During the year 1938 ‚ Aboriginal people in Sydney were becoming more prepared in their political activities. Bill Ferguson organised the first meeting of the “Aborigines

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    The Long Day By Dorothy Richardson After reading‚ “The Long Day” the manner of which people lived and survived during the depression has astounded me. Where she first boarded with Miss Jameson she didn’t have any sense of home and bliss. She had shared with her friend Miss Plympton and described her sense of home and bliss as living in country side. And when she later boarded with Miss Pringle she had felt a sense of home when she saw her stove little Lottie. After receiving kind words from Miss

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    Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces‚ takes the salute. The Republic Day Parade is an annual military and cultural parade held in the Indian Capital of New Delhi on 26 January‚ the Republic Day of India. Republic Day is celebrated with the hoisting of the national flag‚ and parades by the armed forces and school children all over the country. The largest‚ and most important‚ of these parades takes place in New Delhi‚ and the phrase "Republic Day Parade" generally refers to the parade in New Delhi. The

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    The documentary‚ America Before Columbus‚ discussed the desires of Christopher Columbus wand the result of his actions. Christopher Columbus’s vision was to sail west to the riches of Asia but before that he had to have funds. In order to revive finance for his voyage‚ he had to convince the most powerful woman of Europe queen Isabella. After five years of persuasion‚ queen Isabella finally comes around and finances Columbus’s voyage. Europe was thirsty for more power and riches beyond their land

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    in the immortal world‚ things that should not have been forgotten...were. The shapeshifters made a choice‚ to deceive humans‚ and keep the truth a secret. History became legend...legend became myth....myth became folklore... and folklore became fallacy. To end the truth once and for all‚ the elites scheduled a public stunt to trick the masses. First stunt‚ Columbus.SHANELet me guess this right‚ second stunt was the space launches.CUT TO:EXT. Space Launch - Day - MONTAGESpace ship launch ends in failure

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    Pakistan Day

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    Pakistan dayIndependence Day (Urdu: یوم آزادی; Yaum-e Āzādī)‚ observed annually on August 14‚ is a national holiday in Pakistan‚ commemorating the day when Pakistan achieved independence and was declared a sovereign nation‚ following the end of the British Raj in 1947. Pakistan came into existence as a result of the Pakistan Movement; the Pakistan Movement aimed for creation of an independent Muslim state by division of the north-western region of the South Asia and was led by All-India Muslim League

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    Independence Day

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    Jawaharlal Nehru The Independence Day of India is celebrated on the fifteenth of August to commemorate its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation in 1947 Every year‚ we celebrate our Independence Day with great fervour as well as joy and justifiably so‚ as it commemorates that day‚ when after many years of subjugation‚ our country gained its freedom Indeed‚ in the annals of history‚ 15th of August 1947 will always be remembered as a day of an extraordinary accomplishment

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